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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       7,537</td>
<td class="r data">       6,330</td>
<td class="r data">    84.0</td>
<td class="r data">       5,221</td>
<td class="r data">       4,542</td>
<td class="r data">    87.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,316</td>
<td class="r data">       1,788</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       8,255</td>
<td class="r data">       6,695</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,687</td>
<td class="r data">       4,785</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,568</td>
<td class="r data">       1,910</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       9,244</td>
<td class="r data">       7,222</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,203</td>
<td class="r data">       5,052</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,041</td>
<td class="r data">       2,170</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       9,862</td>
<td class="r data">       7,273</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,495</td>
<td class="r data">       4,990</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,367</td>
<td class="r data">       2,283</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      10,424</td>
<td class="r data">       7,187</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">       6,847</td>
<td class="r data">       4,965</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,577</td>
<td class="r data">       2,222</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      11,330</td>
<td class="r data">       7,346</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,434</td>
<td class="r data">       5,098</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,896</td>
<td class="r data">       2,248</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      11,196</td>
<td class="r data">       7,171</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,640</td>
<td class="r data">       5,163</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,556</td>
<td class="r data">       2,008</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       9,038</td>
<td class="r data">       6,047</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">       6,316</td>
<td class="r data">       4,468</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,722</td>
<td class="r data">       1,579</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,084</td>
<td class="r data">       2,761</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,898</td>
<td class="r data">       2,064</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,186</td>
<td class="r data">         697</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         551</td>
<td class="r data">         371</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">         419</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       7,476</td>
<td class="r data">       6,289</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,178</td>
<td class="r data">       4,510</td>
<td class="r data">    87.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,298</td>
<td class="r data">       1,779</td>
<td class="r data">    77.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       8,186</td>
<td class="r data">       6,644</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,637</td>
<td class="r data">       4,744</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,549</td>
<td class="r data">       1,900</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       9,181</td>
<td class="r data">       7,178</td>
<td class="r data">    78.2</td>
<td class="r data">       6,162</td>
<td class="r data">       5,018</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,019</td>
<td class="r data">       2,160</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       9,778</td>
<td class="r data">       7,222</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">       6,437</td>
<td class="r data">       4,948</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,341</td>
<td class="r data">       2,274</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      10,355</td>
<td class="r data">       7,151</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,800</td>
<td class="r data">       4,939</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,555</td>
<td class="r data">       2,212</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      11,261</td>
<td class="r data">       7,308</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,386</td>
<td class="r data">       5,069</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,875</td>
<td class="r data">       2,239</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      11,144</td>
<td class="r data">       7,146</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,602</td>
<td class="r data">       5,143</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,542</td>
<td class="r data">       2,003</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       8,995</td>
<td class="r data">       6,025</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,294</td>
<td class="r data">       4,457</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,701</td>
<td class="r data">       1,568</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,065</td>
<td class="r data">       2,752</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,890</td>
<td class="r data">       2,060</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,175</td>
<td class="r data">         692</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         550</td>
<td class="r data">         370</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">         418</td>
<td class="r data">         296</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    87.0</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    41.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    45.7</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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